Practice Management News

Inflation was a popular topic in the financial media this spring and one worth addressing in our column.

Jack Resneck Jr., MD, has been selected as the new president-elect of the American Medical Association, the organization announced in a press release.

Most practicing physicians in the United States who were surveyed reported being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with no significant differences in vaccination by gender, age or geographic location, according to the AMA.

Women physicians “consistently” reported worse work-life integration than men across a range of demographic and professional factors, survey data in JAMA Network Open showed.

As COVID-19 prevented millions of patients from seeing their doctors, the demand for telemedicine in dermatology increased.

Concordance between teledermatology visits and in-person dermatology visits was reported for diagnostic and treatment decisions, according to a study.

In a new ABIM Foundation survey, 30% of physicians said their trust in the United States health care system and health care organization leadership has decreased over the past year.

For minority patients and other historically underrepresented populations, the COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated longstanding disparities in health care.

Joan-Marie Stiglich, ELS, Healio chief content officer, received the PM360 ELITE award for her editorial work, particularly surrounding her coverage of the coronavirus, Healio said in a press release.

Researchers found no association between low-value services and patients’ ratings of their health care experiences, an analysis of Medicare claims showed.